Medicinal plant sales : a case study in Northern Zululand

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dc.contributor.advisorDlamini, E.T.
dc.contributor.authorNdawonde, Busisiwe Gude
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-23T12:45:28Z
dc.date.available2009-11-23T12:45:28Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionA mini dissertation submitted in partial fulfillments for the degree of master of Environmental Education in the department of Comparative and Science Education at the University of Zululand, 2006.en_US
dc.description.abstractMost tribes in South Africa still make use oftraditional medicines and use prescriptions ofherbs and other natural materials (Matsiliza and Barker 2001). Medicinal plants from Northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), particularly areas such as UIundi, Empangeni, Eshowe Mtubatuba and Nongoma are no exception and are a constituent of a traditional culture. The informal trade in indigenous plants for medicinal use (umuthi) is growing constantly (Mander, 1998). There are many reasons for this, including an expanding population coupled with modernisation of society that is hastened by the development of roads, improved communication methods and the migration of people from villages to cities. The prohibitive cost of modern medicines, together with the high rate of unemployment is forcing many people to revert to traditional medicines and even to gather and sell medicinal plants as a living. This results in over-exploitation of some plant species, sometimes to the brink ofextinction (Matsiliza and Barker 2001). This study aims at investigating the implications of plant harvests that are sold at bus ranks in northern KwaZuluNatal, and at identifYing target species for threatened plant programmes with the help of data gathered via direct interviews with medicinal plant sellers. It also aims at identifying and remedying knowledge gaps that may exist among plant gatherers about propagation techniques applicable to the medicinal plants they harvest.
dc.identifier.other312276
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10530/165
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectMedicinal plants--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal--Marketing.en_US
dc.titleMedicinal plant sales : a case study in Northern Zululanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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